Water Safety
Drowning is among the leading causes of accidental deaths and claims the lives of more than 50 children every year in the UK.
Under-estimating the dangers of water can have tragic consequences. You can't always see the danger hidden below the surface. Water is unpredictable and even the strongest swimmers can get into trouble quickly.
Children are often drawn to open water particularly during the summer months, this includes places such as the sea, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, canals, rivers, and even paddling pools.
The key to staying safe is making the right choices to avoid getting into difficulty in the first place. Please check out our guidance below for top tips, facts and resources on staying safe around water.
Please see the below link for further information
https://www.wakefieldscp.org.uk/professionals/water-safety/
Following the tragic events at the weekend in Solihull, we would just like to share a number of resources and key information in relation to water safety.
On the WSCP website, there is a dedicated Water Safety page. Within this page, there are key water safety messages, what to do if you or someone else ends up in the water, along with a wide range of contacts and resources across the Wakefield District and West Yorkshire Region, as well as Nationally.
Under the Schools & Colleges Key Links and Resources section, within the Schools & Colleges tab you will find specific Water Safety drop down, which includes Education resources that we have received from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue. The resources are age specific and include a range of videos to share with Children and Young People.
The Canals and Rivers Trust website is home to a variety of links, training packs and resources including water safety for adults, children, winter, summer etc.
Check out the Yorkshire Water website to learn the dangers of water and understand the rules that are in place to keep people safe.
There is a variety of information on the RLSS’s website regarding generic water safety. For specific Winter Water Safety messaging , please click the link below:
The West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue site, is home to PowerPoints, Lesson Outlines, Posters and much more regarding water safety.
